Earlier this year, reports indicated that Microsoft may be building its own handset that will run on the forthcoming Windows Phone 8 platform. This comes in the form of a Surface smartphone with the Surface branding. Though the major talking point of the event is the debut of the Surface tablet, rumours of a new devicehave been doing the rounds. Microsoft had sent out invitations to a special 'Surface Reception' event held for launching the company's latest version of Windows, simply titled Windows 8. According to Microsoft, the engineers had first said that the ultra-thin keyboard is just not possible, but the company managed to make a keyboard that turned out to be 1mm thinner than the original plans.Įarlier this month, it was revealed that Microsoft is going to launch the Surface tablet on October 26. Another major topic of the video is the keyboard. Microsoft had to pick the right metal so as to keep the tablet light, but also make it sturdy and durable. Among the things shown in the video, there are developers talking about the metal they used for making the tablet.
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Microsoft had recently released a TV Spot for its Surface tablet.
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One of the biggest differences between Windows RT and Windows 8 is that RT runs on ARM-based processors and isn’t compatible with older Windows software, whereas Windows 8 is powered by Intel chips giving it better performance along with the ability to run any Windows application.Īccording to a statement to CNET by Microsoft, “We are working to ensure our store teams provide a great experience to our customers purchasing Surface or a new Windows 8 PC.” The company continued, “We will be training our team members to ask qualifying questions to help determine their customers' needs and the best products to fill those needs and recommend the right device and by GA, store associates on average will have completed more than 15 hours of training on Windows and Surface.”
Recently, it was revealed that Microsoft has been training its employees about the differences between Windows 8 and Windows RT.